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38 AFLOAT.com.au November 2016
M.O.S.S. AUSTRALIA
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Darryl Hodgkinson sailed his canting Cookson 50, Victoire, to
a two second win over Paul Clitheroe’s Balance in the Lion Island
Race, the season opener of the CYCA’s Ocean Pointscore Series
(OPS) on 8 October.
Balance, a TP52, collected line honours, trailed by Victoire and
Sam Haynes’ TP52, Celestial, which finished third overall. The
same trio also finished top three in ORCi, in the same order.
It was a repeat in PHS, except Balance claimed the spoils from
Victoire and Celestial.
Lion Island Race goes to Victoire
in thrilling season opener
PhotoAndreaFrancolini
B al anc e ’s new rating, following recent modifications to the keel,
allowed Victoire to grab the top spot. Hodgkinson was surprised
and thrilled to find himself in the winner’s seat.
“I’m back – and the duel with our friends on Balance continues,”
a chuffed Hodgkinson said.
However, ‘Dr Darryl’ confessed: “I am surprised, because we
got off to a shaky start. We heard the horn, and though it was
the 10 minute gun, but no, we only had a couple of minutes and
didn’t even have our jib up.
“ The chute didn’t go up properly and I broached the boat.
Celestial was above us, and so she was pushed into a broach too.
Meanwhile, Balance was below us and just chugged along like a
freight train. Having said that, we had a thrown together crew –
only a few of my regulars,” Hodgkinson ended.
Despite these problems, Victoire made it to the Island in 90
minutes in a lovely southerly breeze, tailor made for running.
She was third around the mark and settled into the beat home
to the finish on Sydney Harbour.
Not all were fast, Ted Tooher’s Beneteau 47.7, Chancellor, was
last boat home, taking seven and a quarter hours to completed
the course, compared to B al anc e ’s 4hrs 16mins.
h Di Pearson
SUNSHINE
COAST OCEAN
REGATTA
The three-day Sunshine Coast
Ocean Regatta completed its last
day of racing on 16 October with
lightening winds and swell providing
boats the opportunity to prove they
could perform in all conditions.
And one of these boats excelled
at that throughout the entire regatta.
Tom Johnston’s 30-footer Italian Job
finished first in five of the six races
against a fleet of 40+ foot boats. Ian Coward’s Quest followed
with Dan Farmer’s B52 third.
A tied result in the PHS division saw the first three boats
all on 16pts requiring a countback to determine the placings.
Ultimately Royal Queensland YS boat Electra, owned by Tristan
Hamilton was announced the winner. Second was Novak
Thompson’s Rum Raider followed by Blue Eagle (Lindsay Waddell).
h Kerry Teed
The diminutive Italian
Job behind the mighty
Quest.